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When We Were Kings(Movie, 1996)

1h 29min | Genre: Documentary
When We Were KingsRating: 3.9/5 (with 9393 votes)
When We Were Kings is a 1996 American documentary film directed by Leon Gast about the "Rumble in the Jungle" heavyweight championship boxing match that was held on October 30, 1974, in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) between world heavyweight champion George Foreman and Muhammad Ali. It features archival footage of celebrities, including James Brown, B.B. King, and promoter Don King, in the lead-up to the fight and accompanying Zaire 74 music festival, alongside interview footage of Norman Mailer, George Plimpton, Spike Lee and Thomas Hauser from the 1990s. The film took Gast 22 years to edit and finance, but it was finally released to strong reviews and won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature of 1996. ()
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Awards & Nominations for When We Were Kings

Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film Sundance Special Jury Recognition

About When We Were Kings

It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years younger and the heavyweight champion of the world. Promoter Don King wants to make a name for himself and offers both fighters five million dollars apiece to fight one another, and when they accept, King has only to come up with the money. He finds a willing backer in Mobutu Sese Suko, the dictator of Zaire, and the "Rumble in the Jungle" is set, including a musical festival featuring some of America's top black performers, like James Brown and B.B. King.

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WHEN WE WERE KINGS Trailer 1996(Trailer, 1:43)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), French (FR)
Translated into 12 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 10/25/1996
Director: Leon Gast
Film Editor: Leon Gast
Director of Photography: Maryse Alberti
Composer: Lauryn Hill
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Quando Éramos Reis"
"When we were Kings - Einst waren wir Könige"
"우리가 왕들이었을 때"
"웬 위 워 킹스"
"Os Campeões do Boxe"
"Quando eravamo Re"
Revenue: 2,666,118 USD

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